XFL 2038 PLAYOFF PICTURE (Week 10)

AXC

1. Buffalo Skull Crushers 9-1

2. Dakota Blizzard 9-1
3. Cincinnati Defenders 9-1
4. Vancouver Vandals 6-4

5. Michigan Wolverines 7-3
6. Toronto Titans 7-3
7. Texas Hold'em 6-4

8. Houston Roughnecks 6-4
9. Kansas City Chaos 5-5
10. Oakland Outlaws 4-6
11. New York Empire 4-6
12. New England Crusaders 4-6
13. Miami Nemisis 4-6
14. Pittsburgh Blitzkreieg 3-7
15. Indiana Fog 2-8
16. Daytona Beach Bull Sharks 2-8

WEST
Vancouver (2-1) has a 1 game lead over KC (2-2) and a 2 game lead over Oakland (3-1) with divisional records in parenthesis.

EAST
Buffalo (4-0) has essentially locked up the division with a 5 game lead with 6 games left.

NORTH
Cincinnati (3-1) controls the division with a 2 game lead over Toronto (2-2) and a 3 game lead over Houston (1-2) with divisional records in parenthesis.

SOUTH
Dakota (2-0) has a 2 game lead over Michigan (2-0) and a 3 game lead over Texas (1-3) with divisional records in parenthesis.

WILDCARD
Michigan (4-2), Toronto (4-3) and Texas (4-4) hold the 3 Wildcard spots with conference records in parenthesis. Houston (4-4) is tied with Texas for the 7th seed with KC (4-3) 1 game behind and Oakland (4-5), New York (4-5), New England (1-6) and Miami (3-3) just 2 games behind.

NXC

1. Saint Paul Punishers (8-2)

2. Philadelphia Slayers (7-3)
3. Carolina Cobras (7-3)
4. Vegas Black Aces (7-3)

5. Gem City Gangsters (7-3)
6. Los Angeles Challengers (6-4)
7. Montana Grizzlies (6-4)

8. Tampa Bay Fireballs (5-5)
9. Washington Warriors (4-6)
10. Seattle Barbarians (3-7)
11. Brooklyn Hitmen (3-7)
12. Arizona Wranglers (3-7)
13. Providence Islanders (2-8)
14. Memphis Maniacs (2-8)
15. Zehlendorf Zecken (2-8)
16. Atlanta Dominators (1-9)

EAST
Philadelphia (4-0) controls the division with a 3 game lead over Washington (3-2) and a 4 game lead over Brooklyn (2-2) with divisional records in parenthesis.

WEST
Vegas (3-1) has a 1 game lead over Los Angeles (2-0) with divisional records in parenthesis.

NORTH
Saint Paul (3-1) has a 1 game lead over Gem City (4-2) and a 2 game lead over Montana (2-2) with divisional records in parenthesis.

SOUTH
Carolina (3-1) has a 2 game lead over Tampa Bay (2-1) with divisional records in parenthesis.

WILDCARD
Gem City (5-3), Los Angeles (6-1) and Montana (4-3) hold the 3 Wildcard spots with conference records in parenthesis. Tampa Bay (3-5) is 1 game back and Washington (4-4) is 2 games back with Seattle (3-4), Brooklyn (3-4) and Arizona (2-5) 3 games out

XFL 2038 PLAYOFF PICTURE (Week 12)

AXC

1. Buffalo Skull Crushers 11-1 (1)

2. Dakota Blizzard 11-1 (2)
3. Cincinnati Defenders 11-1 (3)
4. Oakland Outlaws 6-6 (10)

5. Toronto Titans 8-4 (6)
6. Michigan Wolverines 8-4 (5)
7. Houston Roughnecks 8-4 (8)

8. Vancouver Vandals 6-6 (4)
9. Texas Hold'em 6-6 (7)
10. New England Crusaders 6-6 (12)
11. Kansas City Chaos 6-6 (9)

12. New York Empire 5-7 (11)
13. Indiana Fog 3-9 (15)

(Eliminated)
Miami Nemisis
Pittsburgh Blitzkreieg
Daytona Beach Bull Sharks

WEST
Oakland (4-1) leads the division with Vancouver (2-1) and KC (2-3) all tied at 6-6 with divisional records in parenthesis.

EAST
Buffalo has clinched the division

NORTH
Cincinnati (3-1) controls the division with a 3 game lead over Toronto (3-2) and Houston (2-2) with divisional records in parenthesis.

SOUTH
Dakota (3-0) has a 3 game lead over Michigan (3-1) with divisional records in parenthesis.

WILDCARD
Michigan (5-3), Toronto (5-3) and Houston (5-4) hold the 3 Wildcard spots with conference records in parenthesis. Texas (4-5), KC (4-4), Vancouver (4-4) and New England (2-6) are 2 games behind.

NXC

1. Vegas Black Aces 9-3 (4)

2. Saint Paul Punishers 9-3 (1)
3. Philadelphia Slayers 8-4 (2)
4. Carolina Cobras 7-5 (3)

5. Gem City Gangsters 9-3 (5)
6. Los Angeles Challengers 7-5 (6)
7. Montana Grizzlies 7-5 (7)

8. Washington Warriors 6-6 (9)
9. Tampa Bay Fireballs 6-6 (8)

10. Seattle Barbarians 4-8 (10)
11. Brooklyn Hitmen 4-8 (11)
12. Arizona Wranglers 4-8 (12)

(Eliminated)
Providence Islanders
Memphis Maniacs
Zehlendorf Zecken
Atlanta Dominators

EAST
Philadelphia (4-0) controls the division with a 2 game lead over Washington (3-2) with divisional records in parenthesis.

WEST
Vegas (4-1) has a 2 game lead over Los Angeles (3-1) with divisional records in parenthesis.

NORTH
Saint Paul (3-1) is tied with Gem City (4-2) and has a 2 game lead over Montana (3-2) with divisional records in parenthesis.

SOUTH
Carolina (3-2) has a 1 game lead over Tampa Bay (3-1) with divisional records in parenthesis.

WILDCARD
Gem City (6-3), Los Angeles (7-2) and Montana (5-3) hold the 3 Wildcard spots with conference records in parenthesis. Tampa Bay (4-5) and Washington (5-4) are 1 game back with Seattle (4-5), Brooklyn (4-5) and Arizona (2-6) 3 games out

XFL 2038 PLAYOFF PICTURE (Week 13)

AXC

1. Buffalo Skull Crushers 12-1 (1)

2. Dakota Blizzard 12-1 (2)
3. Cincinnati Defenders 11-2 (3)
4. Oakland Outlaws 7-6 (4)

5. Toronto Titans 9-4 (5)
6. Houston Roughnecks 8-5 (7)
7. Michigan Wolverines 8-5 (6)

8. New England Crusaders 7-6 (10)
9. Kansas City Chaos 7-6 (11)
10. Vancouver Vandals 6-7 (8)
11. Texas Hold'em 6-7 (9)

(Eliminated)
New York Empire
Indiana Fog
Miami Nemisis
Pittsburgh Blitzkreieg
Daytona Beach Bull Sharks

WEST
Oakland (4-1) leads the division with KC (3-3) tied at 7-6. Vancouver (2-2) is 1 game back with divisional records in parenthesis.

EAST
Buffalo has clinched the division

NORTH
Cincinnati (3-2) has a 2 game lead over Toronto (4-2) and 3 game lead over Houston (2-2) with divisional records in parenthesis.

SOUTH
Dakota has clinched the division

WILDCARD
Toronto (6-3), Houston (5-4) and Michigan (5-4) hold the 3 Wildcard spots with conference records in parenthesis. KC (5-4) and New England (3-6) are 1 games behind. Texas (4-6) and Vancouver (4-5) are 2 games out.

NXC

1. Vegas Black Aces 10-3 (1)

2. Philadelphia Slayers 9-4 (3)
3. Saint Paul Punishers 9-4 (2)
4. Carolina Cobras 7-6 (4)

5. Gem City Gangsters 9-4 (5)
6. Los Angeles Challengers 8-5 (6)
7. Montana Grizzlies 7-6 (7)

8. Washington Warriors 7-6 (8)
9. Tampa Bay Fireballs 6-7 (9)

10. Seattle Barbarians 5-8 (10)
11. Brooklyn Hitmen 5-8 (11)

(Eliminated)
Arizona Wranglers
Providence Islanders
Memphis Maniacs
Zehlendorf Zecken
Atlanta Dominators

EAST
Philadelphia (4-0) has a 2 game lead over Washington (3-2) with divisional records in parenthesis.

WEST
Vegas (4-1) has a 2 game lead over Los Angeles (4-1) with divisional records in parenthesis.

NORTH
Saint Paul (3-1) is tied with Gem City (4-2) and has a 2 game lead over Montana (3-2) with divisional records in parenthesis.

SOUTH
Carolina (3-2) has a 1 game lead over Tampa Bay (3-1) with divisional records in parenthesis.

WILDCARD
Gem City (6-4), Los Angeles (8-2) and Montana (5-4) hold the 3 Wildcard spots with conference records in parenthesis. Washington (5-4) is tied with Montana for the final playoff spot. Tampa Bay (4-5) is 1 game back with Seattle (5-5) and Brooklyn (5-5) 2 games out.

Key Matchups in week 14

Oakland @ Gem City (-11)
Washington @ Philadelphia (-2)
Brooklyn @ Montana (-7)
Toronto (-5) @ Kansas City
Texas @ Vegas (-3)
Seattle @ Tampa Bay (-8)
Cincinnati (-9) @ New England
Dakota (-4) @ Michigan

XFL 2038 PLAYOFF PICTURE (Week 14)

AXC

1. Buffalo Skull Crushers 13-1 (1)y

2. Dakota Blizzard 13-1 (2)y
3. Cincinnati Defenders 12-2 (3)x
4. Oakland Outlaws 7-7 (4)

5. Toronto Titans 10-4 (5)x
6. Houston Roughnecks 9-5 (6)x
7. Michigan Wolverines 8-6 (7)

8. Vancouver Vandals 7-7 (10)
9. New England Crusaders 7-7 (8)
10. Kansas City Chaos 7-7 (9)


(Eliminated)
Texas Hold'em
New York Empire
Indiana Fog
Miami Nemisis
Pittsburgh Blitzkreieg
Daytona Beach Bull Sharks

OVERALL
5 of the 7 playoff spots have been locked up (Buffalo/Dakota/Cincinnati/Toronto/Houston). That leaves 5 teams battling for 2 spots (Michigan/New England/Oakland/Kansas City/Vancouver).

BYE
Buffalo can lock up the 1 seed by winning out or any combination of 2 wins and Dakota loses.

WEST
Oakland (4-1), KC (3-3) and Vancouver (3-2) are tied at 7-7 with divisional records in parenthesis. Oakland plays Vancouver in week 15 and if Oakland wins plus KC loses to Michigan they clinch the division.

EAST
Buffalo has clinched the division

NORTH
Cincinnati (3-2) has a 2 game lead over Toronto (4-2) with divisional records in parenthesis. Cincinnati needs a win versus either Houston in week 15 or Kansas City in week 16 to clinch the division or have Toronto lose to Indiana in week 15 or Dakota in week 16.

SOUTH
Dakota has clinched the division

WILDCARD
Toronto (7-3), Houston (6-4) have clinched Wildcard spots with Michigan (5-5) holding the final Wildcard spot with conference records in parenthesis. KC (5-5), New England (3-7) and Vancouver (5-5) are 1 game behind.

FIVE TEAMS BATTLING SCHEDULE
Michigan
Week 15 Kansas City
Week 16 @ Texas

New England
Week 15 Buffalo
Week 16 @ Miami

Oakland
Week 15 Vancouver
Week 16 @ Houston

Vancouver
Week 15 @ Oakland
Week 16 @ Buffalo

Kansas City
Week 15 @ Michigan
Week 16 @ Cincinnati

NXC

1. Vegas Black Aces 11-3 (1)y

2. Gem City Gangsters 10-4 (5)x
3. Philadelphia Slayers 10-4 (2)y
4. Carolina Cobras 8-6 (4)

5. Saint Paul Punishers 9-4-1 (3)x
6. Los Angeles Challengers 9-5 (6)
7. Montana Grizzlies 8-6 (7)

8. Tampa Bay Fireballs 7-7 (9)
9. Washington Warriors 7-7 (8)


(Eliminated)
Seattle Barbarians
Brooklyn Hitmen
Arizona Wranglers
Providence Islanders
Memphis Maniacs
Zehlendorf Zecken
Atlanta Dominators

OVERALL
4 of the playoff spots are taken (Philadelphia/Vegas/Gem City/Saint Paul). 5 teams are fighting for 3 spots (Carolina/LA/Montana/Tampa Bay/Washington)

BYE
Vegas has a magic number of 2 to clinch the top seed. They need any combination of 2 wins or lose by Philadelphia and Gem City.

EAST
Philadelphia has clinched the division.

WEST
Vegas has clinched the division.

NORTH
Gem City (4-2) leads the division by 1/2 game over Saint Paul (3-1) plus has a 2 game lead over Montana (3-2) with divisional records in parenthesis. Gem City has a magic number of 2 for any combination of wins and Saint Paul loses.

SOUTH
Carolina (4-2) has a 1 game lead over Tampa Bay (3-1) with divisional records in parenthesis. Carolina has magic number of 2 for any combo of wins or Tampa Bay loses.

WILDCARD
Saint Paul (7-2-1) has secured a Wildcard Spot. Los Angeles (8-2) and Montana (6-4) hold the final 2 Wildcard spots with conference records in parenthesis. Washington (5-5) and Tampa Bay (5-5) are 1 game back.

FIVE TEAMS BATTLING SCHEDULE
Los Angeles
Week 15 Carolina
Week 16 Arizona

Montana
Week 15 Memphis
Week 16 @ Saint Paul

Carolina
Week 15 @ LA
Week 16 Providence

Tampa Bay
Week 15 @ Atlanta
Week 16 @ Memphis

Washington
Week 15 @ Gem City
Week 16 @ Zecken

XFL 2038 PLAYOFF PICTURE (Week 15)

AXC

1. Buffalo Skull Crushers 14-1 (1)y

2. Dakota Blizzard 14-1 (2)y
3. Cincinnati Defenders 13-2 (3)y
4. Oakland Outlaws 8-7 (4)y

5. Toronto Titans 11-4 (5)x
6. Houston Roughnecks 9-6 (6)x
7. Michigan Wolverines 9-6 (7)x

(Eliminated)
Vancouver Vandals
New England Crusaders
Kansas City Chaos
Texas Hold'em
New York Empire
Indiana Fog
Miami Nemisis
Pittsburgh Blitzkreieg
Daytona Beach Bull Sharks

OVERALL
All 7 playoff spots have been clinched and all 4 division winners have been crowned. Only final seeding is in question.

BYE
Buffalo can clinch the #1 seed with a win over Vancouver in week 16 or a Dakota lose to Toronto. Dakota needs both a win and Buffalo lose to become the #1 seed.

WEST
Oakland has clinched the division and is locked in as the #4 seed

EAST
Buffalo has clinched the division

NORTH
Cincinnati has clinched the division

SOUTH
Dakota has clinched the division

WILDCARD
Toronto (7-3) is locked in as tge #5 seed.
Houston and Michigan are the 6th & 7th seed respectively and could swap positions depending on Week 16 results.


NXC

1. Vegas Black Aces 12-3 (1)y

2. Gem City Gangsters 11-4 (2)x
3. Philadelphia Slayers 11-4 (3)y
4. Tampa Bay Fireballs 8-7 (8)


5. Saint Paul Punishers 10-4-1 (5)x
6. Los Angeles Challengers 10-5 (6)x
7. Montana Grizzlies 9-6 (7)

8. Carolina Cobras 8-7 (4)

(Eliminated)
Washington Warriors
Seattle Barbarians
Brooklyn Hitmen
Arizona Wranglers
Providence Islanders
Memphis Maniacs
Zehlendorf Zecken
Atlanta Dominators

OVERALL
5 of the playoff spots are taken (Philadelphia/Vegas/Gem City/Saint Paul/Los Angeles). 3 teams are fighting for 2 spots (Carolina/Montana/Tampa Bay)

BYE
Vegas and Gem City play in week 16 and the winner gets the #1 seed. If Vegas wins they have the best Conference record. If Gem City wins, they will have wins versus both Vegas and Philadelphia.

EAST
Philadelphia has clinched the division.

WEST
Vegas has clinched the division.

NORTH
Gem City (4-2) leads the division by 1/2 game over Saint Paul (4-1) with divisional records in parenthesis. Gem City needs a win over Vegas or a Saint Paul lose to Montana to win the division.
Saint Paul needs a win over Montana and a Gem City lose or tie to win the division.

SOUTH
Tampa Bay (4-1) needs a win over Memphis to win the division.
Carolina (4-2) needs a Tampa Bay lose to win the division.

WILDCARD
Saint Paul (7-2-1) has secured at least a Wildcard Spot.
Los Angeles (8-2) has secured a Wildcard spot.
Montana (6-4) needs a win over Saint Paul to secure a Wildcard Spot or have either Carolina or Tampa Bay lose

XFL 2038 PLAYOFF PICTURE (Week 16 Final)

We have reached the 21 postseason in XFL history and we have some usual suspects with francises and owners plus some new owners and newer francises making it. We have 6 francises making at least their 12th postseason appearance led by Dakota making thier 21st straight. We also have 5 owners appearing in at least their 10th playoffs. We also have 5 teams making just their 5th or fewer playoffs and 4 owners making their 1st postseason.

The teams in the playoffs have won 19 of the 20 AXC Conference Championships, 7 of the 20 NXC Conference Championships and 13 of the 20 XFL Championships.

TEAMS

Dakota 21st playoffs
Buffalo 19th
Oakland 16th
Saint Paul 16th
Gem City 12th
Vegas 12th
Cincinnati 9th
Philadelphia 9th
Houston 7th
Los Angeles 5th
Michigan 4th
Tampa Bay 3rd
Montana 3rd
Toronto 2nd

OWNERS
Cjfred68 21st (DAK)
Smirt211 19th (BUF)
Claymore 12th (VBA)
Raidergreg69 11th (GCG)
Privatesnowflake 10th (HOU4/OAK6)
Waitwut 7th (PHI/BRO6)
Blondie1977 3rd (CIN)
Casualcnote 3rd (TBY)
Trslick 3rd (MTG)
Dangalanti 2nd (TOR)
Datsmallboi 1st (OAK)
Igo-trip 1st (WOL)
Calebbwill 1st (SPP)
JoshW1999 1st (LAC)

AXC

1. Buffalo Skull Crushers 15-1 (1)
They are making their 19th straight playoffs. They won their division for the 17th time. They are 28-14 Alltime in the playoffs including 7 Conference Championships and 4 League Championships. This has been all under owner Smirt211 who has owned the team since the allocation draft.

2. Dakota Blizzard 15-1 (2)
They are making their 21st straight playoffs. They won their division for the 18th time. They are 34-16 Alltime in the playoffs including 8 Conference Championships and 4 League Championships. This has been all under owner Cjfred68 who has owned the team since the allocation draft.

3. Cincinnati Defenders 13-3 (3)
They are making their 9th playoff appearance including 3 straight. They won their division for the 4th time. They are 3-8 Alltime in the playoffs. The team has been owned by Blondie1977 for the last 5 seasons where he has made the playoffs 3 times including 2 division titles and a 1-2 Alltime record.

4. Oakland Outlaws 9-7 (4)
They are making their 16th playoff appearance but this is the first in the last 5 seasons. They won their 14th division title. They are 20-13 Alltime in the playoffs including 3 Conference Championships and 2 League Championships. This is owner Datsmallboi's 3rd season as owner and his first playoff appearance.

5. Toronto Titans 11-5 (5)
This is just their 2nd playoff appearance, both in the last 2 seasons. They have won 1 division title. They are 0-1 Alltime in the playoffs. The team has been owned by Dangalanti for the past 5 seasons where he has led this francise to its only 2 postseason appearances in the leagues 21 year history.

6. Houston Roughnecks 9-7 (6)
They are making their 7 playoff appearance including 5 of the last 7 seasons. They are 2-6 Alltime in the playoffs. They have been owned by XFL veteran owner Privatesnowflake for the past 9 seasons. Prior to this he owned the Oakland Outlaws for the first 6 seasons of this league where he led them 2 League Championships. He is attempting to become the first owner to win League Titles with 2 different francises.

7. Michigan Wolverines 9-7 (7)
They are making their 4th playoff appearance but first in the past 13 seasons. They are 4-3 Alltime in the playoffs including 1 Conference Championship. The team has been owned by Igo-trip for the past 7 seasons and this is his 1st playoff appearance.


WILDCARD

Toronto Titans (-5)
@
Oakland Outlaws

Houston Roughnecks
@
Cincinnati Defenders (-7)

Michigan Wolverines
@
Dakota Blizzard (-9)

NXC

1. Gem City Gangsters 12-4 (2)
They are making their 12th playoff appearance and 2nd straight. They won their 7th division title. They are 11-9 Alltime in the postseason including 3 Conference Championships and 2 League Championships. Raidergreg69 has owned the team for 18 seasons and is responsible for all of the teams playoff appearances and successes except 1 playoff appearance where they went 1 and done way back in 2018, the leagues 1st season.

2. Vegas Black Aces 12-4 (1)
This is thier 12th playoff appearance including 6th straight. They won their 10 division Title. They are 7-11 Alltime in the postseason. Claymore has owned the team for 17 seasons which includes all those 12 playoff appearances.

3. Philadelphia Slayers 11-5 (3)
They are making their 9th playoff appearance but first in the past 3 seasons. They won their 4 division title this season. They are 6-7 Alltime in the playoffs including 1 Conference Championship and 1 League Championship. Waitwut become owner this season after previous owning Brooklyn for 6 seasons (2031-2036) where he made 6 straight playoff appearances and led them to a Conference Championship.

4. Tampa Bay Fireballs 9-7 (4)
They are making their 3rd playoff appearance including their 2nd straight. They won their 2nd straight division title this season. They are looking for their 1st postseason win after going 1 and done in their 2 previous playoff appearances. The team has been owned by Casualcnote for 18 seasons and he, like Trslick has been persistent and patient in getting this francise built and finally winning.

5. Los Angeles Challengers 11-5 (6)
They are making their 5th playoff appearance including 2 straight. They are 2-4 Alltime in the postseason. The team is owned by JoshW1999 and this is his first season.

6. Saint Paul Punishers 10-5-1 (5)
They are making their 16th playoff appearance including their 9th straight. They are 12-14 Alltime in the postseason including 3 Conference Championships. The team is owned by Calebbwill in his first season.

7. Montana Grizzlies 10-6 (7)
This is their 3rd playoff appearance, all in the past 4 seasons. They are winless in the postseason going 1 and down in their first 2 trips. The team has been owned by Trslick for 19 seasons and he is the true example of patience and persistence paying off in the end. He spent 15 seasons trying to build and rebuild a team that could never finish above .500 in one of the toughest divisions in the XFL before finally breaking through in 2035.


WILDCARD

Los Angeles Challengers
@
Tampa Bay Fireballs (-3)

Saint Paul Punishers
@
Philadelphia Slayers (-4)

Montana Grizzlies
@
Vegas Black Aces (-5)

XFL 2038 PLAYOFFS

WILDCARD ROUND

AXC

Toronto Titans 17
@
Oakland Outlaws 23

Toronto scored first, taking a 3-0 lead early in the 1st quarter before Oakland scored 10 unanswered to take a 10-3 lead into halftime. Oakland would take 10 point leads twice (13-3/20-10) in the 2nd half but Toronto would respond on both occasions with touchdowns making the score 20-17 with 8:43 left in the 4th quarter. Oakland was forced to punt with 4:53 left in the game with the score 20-17 but Toronto would fumble with 2:26 remaining at midfield setting up Oakland for a fieldgoal and a 23-17 lead with just 0:28 left in the game. Toronto failed to make any magic as time ran out.

Houston Roughnecks 6
@
Cincinnati Defenders 0

This was a defensive battle between division rivals as Houston wins 1st ever road playoff game. Houston got the ball first and quickly went 3 and out but Cincinnati fumbled on their 1st play from scrimmage setting Houston up just outside fieldgoal range. Houston managed 29 yards on an 8 play drive and kicked a 31 yard fieldgoal. It would turn out to be enough to win the game. Cincinnati would reach Houston territory 3 times in the 1st half including a 4th and 10 from the Houston 35 yard line with 0:42 seconds left in the half but they elected to punt instead of attempting a 52 yard fieldgoal. Cincinnati K Carl Charles was a perfect 36 for 36 during the season but only 1 for 1 at 50+ yards where he converted a 57 yarder. In the 2nd half, Cincinnati again passed on a 50 yard try on thier 1st possession and again elected to punt. Houston would add a 2nd fieldgoal in the 2nd half to extend their lead to 6-0 with 8:05 left in the game. Houston again would drive into Houston territory but turned it over on downs on a 4th and 12 from the Houston 31. In the end, questions remain why Cincinnati chose to punt instead of attempting 2 50+ yard fieldgoals early in the game which forced their hand to go for it on 4th and 12 at the end of the game while in fieldgoal range.

Michigan Wolverines 10
@
Dakota Blizzard 35

Any matchup between division rivals was close throughout the 1st half as each team managed a touchdown until Dakota scored another with 1:41 left in the half to take a 14-7 lead into halftime. Dakota would score 2 more touchdowns in the 3rd quarter which essentially ended the game at 28-7. Michigan manged a fieldgoal to start the 4th quarter making it 28-10 but Dakota would put tye game away with a late touchdown.


NXC

Los Angeles Challengers 3
@
Tampa Bay Fireballs 13

Tampa played suffocating defense and won the 1st playoff game in francise history. They held Los Angeles to 109 total yards, just 7 1st downs, caused 1 turnover and 5 sacks while allowing just 3 points. Tampa's offense did enough despite 3 interceptions to advance to the divisional round for the 1st time.

Saint Paul Punishers 13
@
Philadelphia Slayers 27

Saint Paul had the experience edge in the postseason especially recently but they were on the road where they haven't had much success as they were 2-8 on the road in the playoffs. Philadelphia started fast, taking an early 10-0 lead in the 1st quarter and took a 13-6 lead into halftime. Neither team scored in the 3rd quarter before Philadelphia then Saint Paul each scored a touchdown in the 4th making the score 20-13 with 3:07 remaining in the game. Saint Paul needed a stop to get the ball back with a chance to tie the game but Philly ran the ball on 7 straight plays and was aided by 2 Saint Paul penalties for facemasking and scored a touchdown to seal the victory..

Montana Grizzlies 10
@
Vegas Black Aces 27

Montana was looking for their 1st postseason win and jumped out to a 10-7 lead in the 1st quarter but after that their offense went cold, scoring no more the rest of the game and throwing 3 picks. Vegas ran the ball for 300 yards and took a 14-10 lead into halftime before outscoring Montana 13-0 in the 2nd half.


DIVISIONAL ROUND

AXC

Houston Roughnecks
@
Buffalo Skull Crushers (-10)

Houston is 3-6 Alltime in the postseason including 1-2 on the road. They are trying to advance to their 2nd Conference Championship game.

Buffalo is 28-14 Alltime in the postseason including 21-5 at home. They are trying to advance to their 15 Conference Championship game.

Oakland Outlaws
@
Dakota Blizzard (-12)

Oakland is 21-13 Alltime in the postseason including 6-9 on the road. They are trying to advance to their 7 Conference Championship game.

Dakota is 35-16 Alltime in the playoffs including 19-3 at home. They are trying to advance to their 14th Conference Championship game.

Oakland is 3-2 Alltime versus Dakota in the postseason including 1-1 on the road.

2019 Dakota 18 @Oakland 30 CC
2022 Dakota 13 @Oakland 6 CC
2023 Oakland 0 @ Dakota 19
2027 Oakland 19 @ Dakota 13
2029 Dakota 9 @ Oakland 19

NXC

Tampa Bay Fireballs
@
Gem City Gangsters (-4)

Tampa Bay is coming off its 1st postseason win in francise history at home and will now try to add its 1st postseason win on the road. Tampa is 1-2 Alltime in the playoffs including 0-1 on the road.

Gem City is 11-9 Alltime in the postseason including 6-2 at home. They are trying to advance to their 4th Conference Championship game.

Philadelphia Slayers
@
Vegas Black Aces (-7)

Vegas is 8-11 Alltime in the postseason including 7-4 at home. They are trying to advance to their 3rd Conference Championship game.

Philadelphia is 7-7 Alltime in the postseason but just 1-5 on the road. They are trying to advance to their 4th Conference Championship game.

Philadelphia is 3-0 Alltime in the playoffs versus Vegas including 1 win on the road.

2029 Vegas 16 @ Philadelphia 21
2030 Vegas 10 @ Philadelphia 40
2033 Philadelphia 42 @ Vegas 23

My max FG has been set at 55 the entire season (actually since I joined XFL; actually in every single league I'm in). Why the sim refused to kick at 52 and 50 yards is beyond me. I'm still raging about it (half considered rage quitting mfn after that game). I've never had a sim pass on a FG within the max range I've set. I have no rules that would override a FG decision. It just makes no sense to me. If any vets could enlighten me on this, I'd be happy to get an explanation.

You only attempted 1 50+ yarder all season. Something is off and I'm not sure what it is. There are 2 sliders for fieldgoals...what are they both set at?

Something is preventing you from kicking 50+ yard fieldgoals but without knowing all your settings and rules, I don't have an answer.

Your kicker is a 100/100 kicker so he should have multiple 50+ yard attempts. It looks like something changed in the past 2 seasons since your kicker had no problem kicking long fieldgoals a few seasons ago and he is tied for a bunch of kickers with the longest (60 yards) in league history.

I'd have to go back and look through some logs. I usually don't mess with the FG sliders too much. I have it at 55 Max Normal and 65 Max End of Half. It's possible I did something to it at some point during this season, but I don't recall off the top of my head. Might just be dumb luck or something I overlooked with the sliders. I've just never had an issue like this in other leagues. Will look through some logs over the season to double check.